Challenge of Champions explained

Challenge of Champions
Type:defunct
Tour:Invitational/Exhibition
Founded:1981
Ended:1989
Editions:10
Location:Chicago, U.S.
Atlanta, U.S. (1985–1989)
Las Vegas, U.S. (1984)
Surface:Carpet (indoor) (1984-1987)
Clay (green) (1988-1989)

The Challenge of Champions was an exhibition tennis tournament. Featuring a roster of 8 invited players, it was not recognized by the sport's main sanctioning bodies, but was one of the most lucrative and better regarded non-tour events. Beginning in 1980, it was organized by Canadian company Concert Productions International, which the following year launched a sister event called the Molson Challenge in Toronto.[1] The tournament was discontinued after the 1989 edition.

Past finals

YearDatesLocationSurfacePrize MoneyWinnerRunner-upScore
1989April 26–30AtlantaClay (green)$1,200,000 Andre Agassi Michael Chang6–3, 6–2
1988April 28–May 1AtlantaClay (green)$1,200,000 Ivan Lendl Stefan Edberg2–6, 6–1, 6–3
1987October 6–11AtlantaCarpet (indoor)$1,200,000 John McEnroe Paul Annacone6–4, 7–5
1986
  • November 25–30, 1986
AtlantaCarpet (indoor)$1,200,000 Boris Becker John McEnroe3–6, 6–3, 7–5
1985January 6–12, 1986 Atlanta Carpet (indoor)$1,000,000 Ivan Lendl Jimmy Connors6–2, 6–3
1984January 6–11, 1985 Las Vegas$200,000 John McEnroe Guillermo Vilas7–5, 6–0
1983January 3–8, 1984ChicagoCarpet (indoor)$250,000 Jimmy Connors Andrés Gómez6–3, 6–2, 6–1
1982January 4–9, 1983 ChicagoCarpet (indoor)$250,000 Ivan Lendl Jimmy Connors4–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
January 6–11, 1982 ChicagoCarpet (indoor)$310,000 Jimmy Connors John McEnroe6–7, 7–5, 6–7, 7–5, 6–4
January 7–12, 1981 Chicago Carpet (indoor)$310,000 John McEnroe Jimmy Connors6–2, 6–4, 6–1

References

Notes and References

  1. News: . January 11, 1981 . Tennis roundup . The Toronto Star . C10 .